Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants president and CEO Michael Depatie recently spoke with BTN hotel editor Michael B. Baker about the boutique chain's role in the meetings industry and growth plans.

U.S. hotel industry growth will soon shift from occupancy-driven to rate-driven, according to a forecast issued this month by PricewaterhouseCoopers' Hospitality & Leisure Practice that projects U.S....

Delta Air Lines plans to initiate a $15 fee for coach passengers to check their first bag, while adopting Northwest Airlines' Coach Choice program, which offers coveted economy seats to passengers for...

The travails of accessing rates and inventory in Europe continue: Lufthansa and Amadeus have yet to come to terms exempting Amadeus users from footing a greater share of the airline's global...

Although Lufthansa has joined transatlantic competitors in charging non-status economy passengers to check a second bag and its closely knit U.S. partner United Airlines remains one of the most vocal...

GetThere is aiming to improve its provision of Deutsche Bahn rail content in 2011 after quietly introducing a link to the German rail operator during summer 2010, the online booking tool's European boss...